Over time, I've noticed robot makers talk big about independence - yet cash issues keep getting in the way. Sure, we watch those shiny human-shaped bots online, but where are they actually unloading boxes or sorting clothes at home? The answer? It's about money stuff - think basic "Which came first?" puzzle. A tech enthusiast eyeing DePIN faced a clear problem: building lots of robots made no sense without sharp AI, yet training such AI needed huge spending on private robot armies. So firms t...